Psychological factors and risk of mortality after spinal cord injury.

Conclusions: Rehabilitation professionals have a central role in promoting purpose in life as a means of increasing longevity. By assessing personality factors predictive of specific causes of mortality, those at risk may be targeted for cause-specific prevention strategies. PMID: 31794353 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Spinal Cord Med Source Type: research